World Cup 2018

After their opening-match defeat to Mexico, Germany are on the verge of making unwanted history.
Saturday's 2-1 win over Sweden means they will likely avoid failing to qualify from the World Cup group stages for the first time ever - assuming they beat South Korea this afternoon - but they are

Russia kicked off the World Cup 2018 with as the host nation made easy work of Saudi Arabia.
Following an opening ceremony involving Robbie Williams, the two Group A teams got the football underway at a frenetic pace.
The watching world did not have to wait long for the opening goal as

Here's every team profile for the World Cup in Russia this summer...
Croatia
Manager: Zlatko Dalic
Star man: Luka Modric - The Real Madrid midfielder has been named Croatia's Footballer of the Year six times.
How they qualified: Beat Greece 4-1 on aggregate in the European play-offs after finishing runners-up to Iceland in Group

World Cup team profiles: Star player, fixtures, kits, how each nation qualified for Russia 2018
Here's every team profile for the World Cup in Russia this summer...
Argentina
Manager: Jorge Sampaoli
Star man: Lionel Messi - Is this the year the Barcelona forward finally tastes international glory? After losses in the World Cup (2014)

New England captain Harry Kane says the team can win the World Cup in Russia and "anything else is not good enough".
Striker Kane, 24, was informed about being made skipper by manager Gareth Southgate a few weeks ago and it was officially confirmed on Tuesday.
Kane scored 41 goals in all